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More than 70 Corporation of Hamilton workers downed tools this morning to march on City Hall in protest at working conditions.
Their grievances date back several years and include pay, inconsistency of disciplinary action, concern over a lack of heal...
DATE: Jan 14, 2008
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Conditional discharge ordered for woman who stole DVDs
A woman caught red-handed shoplifting DVDs was handed a conditional discharge by a Magistrate.
Susan Mary Johnson, 47, pleaded guilty to stealing from Audio Visual in Mangrove Bay Road, Somerset,...
DATE: Jan 14, 2008
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A 35-year-old woman was sentenced to prison on Friday after admitting to stealing and forging cheques.
Wendy Frances-Lightbourne of Devonshire pleaded guilty to several counts of cheque theft and forgery. She was also charged with having no driver's ...
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Last week's anti-whaling demonstration in Front Street has attracted news coverage from around the world.
Organisers said they have been contacted from conservationists from across the planet who wanted to give their support to the more than 100 prot...
DATE: Jan 14, 2008
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Progressive Labour Party backbencher Patrice Minors has been appointed the new chair of the Board of Immigration.
Mrs. Minors — who turned down a Cabinet position shortly after seeing off former Opposition leader Michael Dunkley's bid to pinch her Sm...
DATE: Jan 14, 2008
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A series of mix-ups spanning several months over a para-educator's pay led to colleagues striking for a day and a half, according to teachers' union boss Mike Charles.
Clearwater Middle School teachers took industrial action last Thursday and Friday ...
DATE: Jan 14, 2008
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Several whales have been spotted breaching off the South Shore, raising hopes they are now inhabiting the Island's waters year-round.
Humpback whales were a common sight off Bermuda hundreds of years ago, and records from 1611 show they even kept the...
DATE: Jan 12, 2008
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Politicians, residents and artists expressed their anger yesterday at the eviction of the Bermuda Society of Arts from its City Hall Gallery after 47 years. Former Premier Dame Jennifer Smith joined the chorus of dismay at the Corporation of Hamilton...
DATE: Jan 12, 2008
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During a peaceful protest of a Japanese fisheries patrol boat being allowed to dock in Bermuda, Police denied the organiser of presenting the captain of the boat a gift. Mihama, the Fisheries Agency of Japan patrol vessel, has been docked on Front St...
DATE: Jan 12, 2008
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The Police have warned the public about fraudsters fishing for their personal information.
A statement yesterday said: "The Bermuda Police Service Fraud Unit continues to receive reports from members of the public regarding e-mails and faxes sent to ...
DATE: Jan 12, 2008
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